Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) SVP Steven Weiskircher Sells 4,967 Shares

Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT) SVP Steven Weiskircher sold 4,967 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.07, for a total transaction of $159,291.69. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 65,495 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,100,424.65. This represents a 7.05% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link.

Liquidity Services Price Performance

Shares of LQDT stock opened at $32.24 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $31.59 and its 200-day simple moving average is $28.59. Liquidity Services, Inc. has a 1-year low of $21.67 and a 1-year high of $33.61. The firm has a market cap of $999.76 million, a P/E ratio of 35.04 and a beta of 1.07.

Liquidity Services (NASDAQ:LQDT) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The business services provider reported $0.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.28 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $121.22 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $51.76 million. Liquidity Services had a net margin of 6.26% and a return on equity of 19.98%. Liquidity Services has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.290-0.380 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its stake in shares of Liquidity Services by 55.1% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,281,332 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $30,227,000 after buying an additional 454,988 shares in the last quarter. Punch & Associates Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in Liquidity Services by 38.9% during the 3rd quarter. Punch & Associates Investment Management Inc. now owns 909,743 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $24,954,000 after acquiring an additional 254,875 shares in the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC boosted its holdings in Liquidity Services by 141.9% in the 3rd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 357,707 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $9,812,000 after acquiring an additional 209,807 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP boosted its holdings in Liquidity Services by 835.0% in the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 181,535 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $4,282,000 after acquiring an additional 162,120 shares during the period. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd grew its position in Liquidity Services by 120.7% in the second quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 283,301 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $6,683,000 after acquiring an additional 154,925 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 71.15% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently weighed in on LQDT shares. Barrington Research set a $44.00 target price on Liquidity Services in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Liquidity Services in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Zacks Research raised Liquidity Services from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $44.00.

About Liquidity Services

Liquidity Services, Inc is a technology-driven provider of online marketplaces for surplus and remarketed assets. Through its wholly owned platforms—such as Liquidation.com, GovDeals, Machinio and GoIndustry DoveBid—the company connects sellers of industrial equipment, commercial inventory, government surplus and transportation assets with a broad base of registered buyers. Its solutions blend auction formats, fixed-price listings and managed-service offerings to support efficient asset disposition across a wide range of industries.

The company’s core services include asset valuation, marketing, inspection and logistics coordination.